Method and system for providing an event space associated with a primary virtual space
First Claim
1. A system for providing users with a primary virtual space, virtual items available for use within the primary virtual space, and event-specific virtual items available during an event and not available for use upon expiration of an event period of the event, wherein the users include a first user, wherein the users are associated with client computing platforms, wherein the client computing platforms include a first client computing platform, wherein the client computing platforms are communicatively coupled to one or more networks, and wherein the first client computing platform is associated with the first user, the system comprising:
- one or more processors configured to execute machine-readable instructions to;
execute an instance of the primary virtual space;
effectuate transmission of a first set of information over the one or more networks to the client computing platforms to facilitate a first interaction of the users with the primary virtual space and/or each other, wherein the first interaction is performed in response to receipt of a first set of commands over the one or more networks from the client computing platforms;
manage accounts of the users that include a first primary user account associated with the first user, wherein the first primary user account includes inventory information that defines virtual items available to the first user in the primary virtual space;
effectuate transmission of a second set of information over the one or more networks to the client computing platforms to facilitate a second interaction of the users with each other during the event period of the event, wherein the second interaction is performed in response to receiving a second set of commands over the one or more networks from the client computing platforms, wherein the event is associated with one or more event objectives;
manage accounts of the users that include a first event user account associated with the first user, wherein the first event user account includes event inventory information that defines event-specific virtual items available to the first user during the event, wherein the first event user account is associated with the first primary user account, and wherein the event-specific virtual items are different than the virtual items available to the first user in the primary virtual space;
facilitate purchase of an event-specific virtual item that is usable during the event such that responsive to purchase of the event-specific virtual item by the first user, the event inventory information reflects availability of the event-specific virtual item to the first user during the event, and wherein the event-specific virtual item is not available to the first user upon expiration of the event period;
determine the progress of the users with respect to the one or more event objectives;
determine event rewards to be awarded to individual ones of the users based on individual progress with respect to the one or more event objectives, wherein the event rewards are usable in the primary virtual space, wherein the event rewards include a first event reward to be awarded to the first user; and
facilitate distribution of the first event reward to the first user such that the inventory information included in the first primary user account is updated to reflect availability of the first event reward to the first user in the primary virtual space; and
effectuate transmission of a third set of information over the one or more networks to the first client computing platform, wherein the third set of information facilitates a presentation of reward information through the first client computing platform to the first user, wherein the presentation indicates availability of the first event reward to the first user in the primary virtual space.
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Abstract
An approach to facilitate providing an event space associated with a primary virtual space is provided. An event space is provided to users of a primary virtual space, wherein the event space comprises one or more event objectives. Users of the primary virtual space having primary user accounts have associated event space accounts indicating event user parameters, event game parameters, and event inventory information for the first user. The user may be provided with event virtual items for purchase wherein the event virtual items are used in the event space during the event period. In response to a determination of the progress of the user associated with one or more event objectives an event award is determined for distribution to the user, wherein the event award may be used within the primary virtual space.
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1. A system for providing users with a primary virtual space, virtual items available for use within the primary virtual space, and event-specific virtual items available during an event and not available for use upon expiration of an event period of the event, wherein the users include a first user, wherein the users are associated with client computing platforms, wherein the client computing platforms include a first client computing platform, wherein the client computing platforms are communicatively coupled to one or more networks, and wherein the first client computing platform is associated with the first user, the system comprising:
one or more processors configured to execute machine-readable instructions to; execute an instance of the primary virtual space; effectuate transmission of a first set of information over the one or more networks to the client computing platforms to facilitate a first interaction of the users with the primary virtual space and/or each other, wherein the first interaction is performed in response to receipt of a first set of commands over the one or more networks from the client computing platforms; manage accounts of the users that include a first primary user account associated with the first user, wherein the first primary user account includes inventory information that defines virtual items available to the first user in the primary virtual space; effectuate transmission of a second set of information over the one or more networks to the client computing platforms to facilitate a second interaction of the users with each other during the event period of the event, wherein the second interaction is performed in response to receiving a second set of commands over the one or more networks from the client computing platforms, wherein the event is associated with one or more event objectives; manage accounts of the users that include a first event user account associated with the first user, wherein the first event user account includes event inventory information that defines event-specific virtual items available to the first user during the event, wherein the first event user account is associated with the first primary user account, and wherein the event-specific virtual items are different than the virtual items available to the first user in the primary virtual space; facilitate purchase of an event-specific virtual item that is usable during the event such that responsive to purchase of the event-specific virtual item by the first user, the event inventory information reflects availability of the event-specific virtual item to the first user during the event, and wherein the event-specific virtual item is not available to the first user upon expiration of the event period; determine the progress of the users with respect to the one or more event objectives; determine event rewards to be awarded to individual ones of the users based on individual progress with respect to the one or more event objectives, wherein the event rewards are usable in the primary virtual space, wherein the event rewards include a first event reward to be awarded to the first user; and facilitate distribution of the first event reward to the first user such that the inventory information included in the first primary user account is updated to reflect availability of the first event reward to the first user in the primary virtual space; and effectuate transmission of a third set of information over the one or more networks to the first client computing platform, wherein the third set of information facilitates a presentation of reward information through the first client computing platform to the first user, wherein the presentation indicates availability of the first event reward to the first user in the primary virtual space. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for providing users a primary virtual space, virtual items available for use within the primary virtual space, and event-specific virtual items available during an event and not available for use upon expiration of an event period of the event, wherein the users include a first user, wherein the users are associated with client computing platforms, wherein the client computing platforms include a first client computing platform, wherein the client computing platforms are communicatively coupled to one or more networks, and wherein the first client computing platform is associated with the first user, the method being implemented on a computer system that includes one or more physical processors, the method comprising:
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executing an instance of the primary virtual space; effectuating transmission of a first set of information over the one or more networks to the client computing platforms to facilitate a first interaction of the users with the primary virtual space and/or each other, wherein the first interaction is performed in response to receiving a first set of commands over the one or more networks from the client computing platforms; managing accounts of the users that include a first primary user account associated with the first user, wherein the first primary user account includes inventory information that defines virtual items available to the first user in the primary virtual space; effectuating transmission of a second set of information over the one or more networks to the client computing platforms to facilitate a second interactions of the users with each other during the event period of the event, wherein the second interaction is performed in response to receiving a second set of commands over the one or more networks from the client computing platforms, wherein the event is associated with one or more event objectives; managing accounts of the users that includes a first event user account associated with the first user, wherein the first event user account includes event inventory information that defines event-specific virtual items available to the first user during the event, wherein the first event user account is associated with the first primary user account, and wherein the event-specific virtual items are different than the virtual items available to the first user in the primary virtual space; facilitating purchase of an event-specific virtual item that is usable during the event such that responsive to purchase of the event-specific virtual item by the first user, the event inventory information reflects availability of the event-specific virtual item to the first user during the event, and wherein the event-specific virtual item is not available to the first upon expiration of the event period; determining the progress of the users with respect to the one or more event objectives; determining event rewards to be awarded to individual ones of the users based on individual progress with respect to the one or more event objectives, wherein the event rewards are usable in the primary virtual space, where in the event rewards includes a first event reward to be awarded to the first user; facilitating distribution of the first event reward to the first user such that the inventory information included in the first primary account is updated to reflect availability of the first event reward to the first user in the primary virtual space; and effectuating transmission of a third set of information over the one or more networks to the first client computing platform, wherein the third set of information facilitates a presentation of reward information through the first client computing platform to the first user, wherein the presentation indicates availability of the first event reward to the first user in the primary virtual space. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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